NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

GM204

Graphics Processor

1664

Cores

104

TMUs

56

ROPs

4096 MB

Memory Size

GDDR5

Memory Type

256 bit

Bus Width

The GeForce GTX 970 was a performance graphics card by NVIDIA, launched in September 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GM204 graphics processor, in its GM204-200-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0. The GM204 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 398 mm² and 5,200 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked GeForce GTX 980, which uses the same GPU but has all 2048 shaders enabled, NVIDIA has disabled some shading units on the GeForce GTX 970 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 1664 shading units, 104 texture mapping units and 56 ROPs. NVIDIA has placed 4,096 MB GDDR5 memory on the card, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1050 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1178 MHz, memory is running at 1753 MHz.

We recommend the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 for gaming with highest details at resolutions up to, and including, 2560x1600.

Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 148 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort. GeForce GTX 970 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 267 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 329 US Dollars.